Program Details
12th March 2019
08:00
Registration & Coffee
BUSINESS SESSION I – Feedstock Markets
09:00
Inaugural Lamp Lighting
09:15
Keynote Address Mr. R. D. Udeshi President – Polyester Chain Reliance Industries
09:45
Global polyester markets Mr. Ashish Pujari Senior Director, Aromatics & Fibers IHS Markit, Singapore
10:15
PX overview – Impact of Chinese PX on global market Mr. Tokio Sudo Team Leader – PX Aromatic Chemicals Dept. Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
10:45
Asian MEG: 2018 market review and outlook for 2019 Mr. Eric Su Senior Editor Manager ICIS, Singapore
11:30
Coffee Break
BUSINESS SESSION II – Polyester Markets
12:00
Polyester feedstock overview Mr. Mathew George General Manager (Petrochemicals) Indian Oil Corporation
12:30
PET opportunity in India Mr. Shrinath Kasi CEO TPAC Packaging
13:00
Textile fibres – India Mr. Amit Damani Vice President, Business Head – POY Reliance Industries
13:30
What does the next decade hold for India’s PTA industry? Mr. Ian Woodcock Licensing Manager INVISTA Performance Technologies, UK
14:00
Lunch Break
BUSINESS SESSION III – Emerging trends and innovations
15:00
Melt to yarn Mr. D. Ghosh General Manager – Sales, Oerlikon Barmag Division Oerlikon Textile
15:30
BP PX & PTA: Advantaged proven technologies Mr. Timothy H. Keyes Senior Petrochemicals Technology Advisor BP
16:00
The fibre story – Opportunities & challenges Mr. R. K. Vij Advisor Indo Rama Synthetics
16:30
Polyester film growth trends Mr. B. N. Gupta Vice President & Head (Technical Services, APD & QA) SRF
17:00
Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
“How should we develop India’s latent growth potential in polyester?”
  • Factors driving a shift in the mindset of Indian manufacturers
  • Orientation of domestic market towards increasing consumption of polyester
  • Promotion of synthetic textiles
  • Sourcing pattern of global buyers from India
  • Moderator: Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Jt. Managing Director, Wazir Advisors Panelist: Mr. Ashish Pujari, Senior Director – Aromatics & Fibers, IHS Markit, Singapore Mr. D. Ghosh, General Manager – Sales, Oerlikon Barmag Division, Oerlikon Textile Mr. Amit Damani, Vice President, Business Head – POY, Reliance Industries
    18:30
    Closing Remarks
    18:35
    Mind Matters – Meditation Mr. Mayur Arora Faculty, Art of Living Foundation
    19:00 onwards
    Networking Cocktails & Dinner